Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
All the King's Men

Nominated

Richard Todd
Richard Todd
The Hasty Heart
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Twelve O'Clock High
John Wayne
John Wayne
Sands of Iwo Jima
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Champion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger
Twelve O'Clock High

Nominated

John Ireland
John Ireland
All the King's Men
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
The Heiress
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Champion
James Whitmore
James Whitmore
Battleground
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
The Heiress

Nominated

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
My Foolish Heart
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Edward, My Son
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain
Pinky
Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Come to the Stable
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
All the King's Men

Nominated

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Come to the Stable
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Pinky
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Pinky
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm
Come to the Stable
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
The Heiress
The Heiress
John Meehan
Harry Horner
Emile Kuri

Nominated

Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable
Lyle R. Wheeler
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little
Paul S. Fox
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith
Edwin B. Willis
Richard Pefferle
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Winner
Little Women
Little Women
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis
Jack D. Moore

Nominated

Saraband
Saraband
Jim Morahan
William Kellner
Michael Relph
Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan
Edward Carrere
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Battleground
Battleground
Paul Vogel

Nominated

Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes
Leon Shamroy
Champion
Champion
Franz Planer
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable
Joseph LaShelle
The Heiress
The Heiress
Leo Tover
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Winton C. Hoch

Nominated

Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again
William E. Snyder
Little Women
Little Women
Robert H. Planck
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Sand
Sand
Charles G. Clarke
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
Harry Stradling Sr.
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner
The Heiress
The Heiress
Edith Head
Gile Steele

Nominated

Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Best Costume Design, Color
Winner
Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan
Leah Rhodes
Travilla
Marjorie Best

Nominated

Mother Is a Freshman
Mother Is a Freshman
Kay Nelson
Best Director
Winner
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A Letter to Three Wives

Nominated

Carol Reed
Carol Reed
The Fallen Idol
William Wyler
William Wyler
The Heiress
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
All the King's Men
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Battleground
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
Daybreak in Udi
Daybreak in Udi

Nominated

Kenji Comes Home
Kenji Comes Home
Paul F. Heard
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
A Chance to Live
A Chance to Live
Richard De Rochemont

Nominated

The Rising Tide
The Rising Tide
1848
1848
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

Nominated

Tulsa
Tulsa
Best Film Editing
Winner
Champion
Champion
Harry Gerstad

Nominated

All the King's Men
All the King's Men
Robert Parrish
Al Clark
The Window
The Window
Frederic Knudtson
Battleground
Battleground
John D. Dunning
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima
Richard L. Van Enger
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter
Frank Loesser

Nominated

My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart
Victor Young
Ned Washington
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable
Alfred Newman
Mack Gordon
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling
Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn
So Dear to My Heart
So Dear to My Heart
Eliot Daniel
Larry Morey
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
The Heiress
The Heiress
Aaron Copland

Nominated

Champion
Champion
Dimitri Tiomkin
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest
Max Steiner
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
On the Town
On the Town
Roger Edens
Lennie Hayton

Nominated

Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again
Morris Stoloff
George Duning
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining
Ray Heindorf
Best Picture
Winner
All the King's Men
All the King's Men

Nominated

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
Battleground
Battleground
The Heiress
The Heiress
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons
Edward Selzer

Nominated

Hatch Up Your Troubles
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Fred Quimby
The Magic Fluke
The Magic Fluke
Stephen Bosustow
Toy Tinkers
Toy Tinkers
Walt Disney
Canary Row
Canary Row
Edward Selzer
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Aquatic House Party
Aquatic House Party
Jack Eaton

Nominated

Roller Derby Girl
Roller Derby Girl
Justin Herman
Spills and Chills
Spills and Chills
So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Gordon Hollingshead
Water Trix
Water Trix
Pete Smith
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Gaston Diehl
Robert Hessens

Nominated

The Grass Is Always Greener
The Grass Is Always Greener
Gordon Hollingshead
Boy and the Eagle
Boy and the Eagle
William Lasky
Chase of Death
Chase of Death
Irving Allen
Snow Carnival
Snow Carnival
Gordon Hollingshead
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
Thomas T. Moulton

Nominated

Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima
Daniel J. Bloomberg
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
Leslie I. Carey
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Winner
The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story
Douglas Morrow

Nominated

Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima
Harry Brown
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring
Shirley W. Smith
Valentine Davies
White Heat
White Heat
Virginia Kellogg
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable
Clare Boothe Luce
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Nominated

Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
Cesare Zavattini
Champion
Champion
Carl Foreman
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
Graham Greene
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
Robert Rossen
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Winner
Battleground
Battleground
Robert Pirosh

Nominated

Paisan
Paisan
Alfred Hayes
Federico Fellini
Sergio Amidei
Marcello Pagliero
Roberto Rossellini
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico
T.E.B. Clarke
The Quiet One
The Quiet One
Helen Levitt
Janice Loeb
Sidney Meyers
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again
Sidney Buchman